Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Beverages
  • ISIN: LK0191N00003
LKR
55.20
-0.2 (-0.36%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc
Melstacorp Plc

Why is Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 137.94%
  • Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 20.34%
  • Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
With ROE of 88.71%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 13.75 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 23.21%, its profits have risen by 5.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.7
3
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating 23.21% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Beverages should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Beverages)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc
23.21%
3.02
31.72%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
11.95%
0.72
16.49%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.34%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4,515.82
Tax Ratio
43.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio
93.99%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
208.15%
ROE (avg)
137.94%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
13.75
EV to EBIT
8.90
EV to EBITDA
8.55
EV to Capital Employed
18.89
EV to Sales
4.74
PEG Ratio
2.67
Dividend Yield
0.05%
ROCE (Latest)
212.24%
ROE (Latest)
88.71%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 22,245.9 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 107.31%

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 14,855.11 MM

-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At LKR 163.29 MM has Grown at 261.45%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.67% (YoY

Here's what is working for Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 22,245.9 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 22,245.9 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Net Sales
Highest at LKR 14,855.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 107.31%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc

Interest
At LKR 163.29 MM has Grown at 261.45%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.67% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales